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Blessed Beyond Measure: September 2013

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Friday, September 20, 2013. Playing in the rain. This afternoon it started raining so my mom suggested that Austin go play in the rain (she knew he would love it! Well, it's only so much fun to play alone. so mommy joined in! 5 1/2- so big! Catching rain in a bucket as it comes off the roof. The mouth works too. Who can make a bigger splash? Playing in the super clean water that collected in the cul-de-sac. This is right before the water fight started. Saturday, September 14, 2013. Way to go Austin!

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Blessed Beyond Measure: CHAMPIONS!!!

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Saturday, May 17, 2014. What an amazing season for the Red Raiders! They came in 2nd place for the regular season- having only one loss to a GREAT team (the Troopers.) Seriously they are hard core. So this week we've been in the 6U tournament! Going into the last inning, we had to hold them at no runs- which we have never done. But guess what? WE DID- sending us into an extra inning…. and then another! Seriously you would have thought we had just won the world series with all that screaming! Another toot...

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Blessed Beyond Measure: July 2013

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Wednesday, July 31, 2013. We took Austin (and some of this friends) bowling for the first time granted he plays bowling on the wii, but the real thing is very different! He had so much fun with Sydney, Addy, Ava, and Thomas! Kids can bowl one free game (including shoe rental) per week during the summer- so we will be going again soon! Cute little bowling shoes. One of my favorite pictures- she was so proud of herself, if you couldn't tell! How many pins will fall. Passing out the bowling balls. So a few ...

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Dust Covered: July 2010

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I intend this to be mostly about my spiritual walk, but won't limit it to that. The title comes from a rabbinical concept. A rabbi's disciple, or talmid. Was said to be "covered in the dust from the rabbi's feet." That is my goal. Tuesday, July 20, 2010. It has been five years since I wrote this, five years since the events that precipitated it. The anniversary brought it back to me, and I thought it was worth sharing. We were there because we are church. Tears flowed anew as the church gathered around R...

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Dust Covered: Stand by Your . . . Stand

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I intend this to be mostly about my spiritual walk, but won't limit it to that. The title comes from a rabbinical concept. A rabbi's disciple, or talmid. Was said to be "covered in the dust from the rabbi's feet." That is my goal. Friday, September 17, 2010. Stand by Your . . . Stand. I hunt deer. To some of you that is akin to confessing that I drink the blood of babies under a full moon. To others, it's more of a "so what" kind of thing. Others think, "Cool. When can I get some venison? The plan was to...

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Dust Covered: So, Bloom Already!

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I intend this to be mostly about my spiritual walk, but won't limit it to that. The title comes from a rabbinical concept. A rabbi's disciple, or talmid. Was said to be "covered in the dust from the rabbi's feet." That is my goal. Wednesday, October 13, 2010. So, Bloom Already! So the simple phrase, "Bloom where you are planted" meant a lot to me. Okay, God. I get the message. But then come the questions. Is this really where I was planted? What does that mean? What part of my life is it about? No Rememb...

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Dust Covered: Foretaste of Fall

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I intend this to be mostly about my spiritual walk, but won't limit it to that. The title comes from a rabbinical concept. A rabbi's disciple, or talmid. Was said to be "covered in the dust from the rabbi's feet." That is my goal. Tuesday, September 14, 2010. That afternoon, as I rode through a wooded suburban neighborhood, the smell of fall rolled over me, the smell of cool air on damp leaves. I breathed it in deeply, smiling, and thanking God for the change. I grew up in Wichita, Kansas. While that...

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Dust Covered: June 2010

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I intend this to be mostly about my spiritual walk, but won't limit it to that. The title comes from a rabbinical concept. A rabbi's disciple, or talmid. Was said to be "covered in the dust from the rabbi's feet." That is my goal. Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Prayer for Michigan Senate. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. If you would like to hear more of Patrick Mead's teaching, you can find the Rochester Church website here. Monday, June 7, 2010. Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters. Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters. Dr Me...

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Dust Covered: March 2010

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I intend this to be mostly about my spiritual walk, but won't limit it to that. The title comes from a rabbinical concept. A rabbi's disciple, or talmid. Was said to be "covered in the dust from the rabbi's feet." That is my goal. Saturday, March 27, 2010. The Gospel According to Puddleglum. That happened again, recently, although not in quite so dramatic a fashion. Considering what I was reading, it really shouldn't have been that surprising. I was reading C. S. Lewis's. The Chronicles of Narnia. And we...